International Business BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Leicester
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Leicester
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Duration
3 Years
Explore how organisations compete and cooperate in today’s fast-paced and increasingly interconnected global market. This course focuses on organisational activity and the supporting regulatory, legislative and political environments that help facilitate trade between companies and across international boundaries.
This is a highly practical programme designed to equip you with the right tools for the job market when you graduate.
Master the fundamental principles of business and delve into the complexities of trading overseas with a range of specialist modules, including Global Business Environment, Performance Measurement in Organisations, International Developments in Accounting, and Crisis and Business Continuity Management.
You can either study a general pathway, giving you the skills you need to understand what makes a business work, or you can specialise depending on your area of interest.
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About this course
A degree in International Business develops graduates with the skills and knowledge to respond to the impact of globalisation on business.
Graduates go on to work for national, international and multi-national companies that need an understanding of conducting business in a global context.
A typical offer is 112 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent (eg BTEC)
Five GCSEs at grades A*-C including English Language and Maths
Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit (or equivalent)
English (Language or Literature) and Maths GCSE required as separate qualifications at grade C
Key features
Put your knowledge of business to the test with our Fox’s Lair initiative, which helps prepare you for the business world – you will generate a business plan in groups and present your idea to local entrepreneurs and business executives, with the chance of winning a financial investment to help set up your venture.
Our lecturers draw on their extensive experience and many are involved in consultancy and training with large organisations in the private and public sectors, ensuring teaching is relevant to industry.
Our innovative assessments are designed to build confidence, enhance your creativity and communication, and develop skills which are highly sought after by employers. For instance the brand management module will equip you with an understanding of the models and frameworks necessary for you to understand, develop and grow brands in a variety of organisational contexts.
Our alumni are employed by leading brands in graduate roles such as business analyst at Capita, supply manager at Cummins, general management graduate at Network Rail and business process and design analyst at Vodafone.
Our DMU Works team offer support to help you gain the skills and qualities that today’s employers are looking for through placement opportunities with local, national and global companies previous students have secured roles at Rolls Royce, IBM, Walt Disney, the NHS and Siemens.
Enjoy an international experience with DMU Global, our innovative programme of work and study opportunities across the world, which can enrich your studies and expand your cultural horizons.
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Subjects
- Entrepreneurship
- Management
- Accounting
- IT
- Innovation
- International
- Global
- Accounting MBA
- Finance
- Project
- Employability
- International Business
- IT Development
- IT Management
- Skills and Training
Course programme
- Financial Decision Making
- Academic Development and Professional Practice
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
- Global Business Environment
- Introduction to Work and Organisations
- Principles of Marketing
- International Business
- Contemporary Management
- Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
Plus option modules from the following indicative list:
- Business and Finance Essentials
- Performance Measurement in Organisations
- Business Research and Analytics
- Economics of Financial Markets
- Progressive Franchising
- Human Resource Management (HRM) in the Workplace
- Business Law
- Consumer Behaviour
- International Marketing
- Brand Management
- The Politics of the European Union
- Government and Business
- The Making of a Global World
- Global Strategic Management
- Global Contemporary Business Issues
Plus option modules from the following indicative list:
- Globalisation and Democracy
- International Developments in Accounting
- Crisis and Business Continuity Management
- Strategy and Management Dissertation
- Creative Management and Marketing
- Reflective Business Practice*
- Critical HRM
- Globalisation and International HRM
- Marketing of Services*
- Customer Management
- Global Consumer Cultures: Critical Perspectives
- Environmental Politics: Sustainable Alternatives in Action
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and usually an exam or test, which is typically weighted as follows in your first year:
- Exam: 35%
- Coursework: 65%
These assessment weightings are indicative only. The exact weighting may vary depending on option modules chosen by students and teaching methods deployed by the academic member of staff each year. Indicative assessment weighting and assessment type per module are shown as part of the module information. Again these are based on the current academic session.
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International Business BA (Hons)